Wilson’s Storm Petrel

6 of 6 photos

6 of 6 photos

Photo: Nanda Ramesh

Seabird Gallery—Wilson’s Storm Petrel

Usually you will observe this tiny specimen way
offshore, when you least want to utter the word storm. Wilson’s storm petrels Oceanites oceanicus) are most memorable for the way they dance on the water as they feed, their feet stepping on the surface film as though it were as solid as ice.